Gresham, OR vs Medford, OR

Medford, OR and Gresham, OR spend within 13.5% of each other per resident — $12,307 versus $10,840 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Medford, OR holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 70/100 (grade B) against 46/100 (grade D) for Gresham, OR — a 24-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Gresham, OR carries the lighter load at $978 per resident versus $2,887 for Medford, OR. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Gresham, OR leads with fire protection at $459 per resident, while Medford, OR leads with parks and recreation at $822.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Gresham, OR at 100% of total revenue, whereas Medford, OR relies most on other revenue at 16%.